Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:AEIS) Given Average Recommendation of "Moderate Buy" by Analysts

Key Points

• Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. has received an average analyst rating of "Moderate Buy", with three hold recommendations, seven buy recommendations, and one strong buy from the eleven research firms covering the stock.
• The company reported $1.50 earnings per share for the last quarter, exceeding the consensus estimate of $1.28, along with a 21% year-over-year revenue growth.
• Advanced Energy Industries recently declared a quarterly dividend of $0.10 per share, translating to an annual yield of 0.2% with a dividend payout ratio of 18.10%.

Shares of Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:AEIS - Get Free Report) have been given an average rating of "Moderate Buy" by the eleven research firms that are covering the company, Marketbeat.com reports. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation, seven have given a buy recommendation and one has assigned a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average 1-year target price among brokers that have covered the stock in the last year is $154.4444.

Several research analysts have recently weighed in on the stock. KeyCorp increased their price objective on shares of Advanced Energy Industries from $180.00 to $195.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Friday. Zacks Research upgraded shares of Advanced Energy Industries from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Wednesday, September 10th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a "hold (c)" rating on shares of Advanced Energy Industries in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. TD Cowen increased their price objective on shares of Advanced Energy Industries from $118.00 to $140.00 and gave the stock a "hold" rating in a report on Wednesday, August 6th. Finally, Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Advanced Energy Industries from a "buy" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Saturday, August 9th.

Advanced Energy Industries Price Performance

Advanced Energy Industries stock opened at $182.15 on Tuesday. Advanced Energy Industries has a 12-month low of $75.01 and a 12-month high of $183.93. The stock has a market capitalization of $6.87 billion, a P/E ratio of 82.42, a P/E/G ratio of 1.34 and a beta of 1.55. The firm's 50-day moving average is $160.09 and its two-hundred day moving average is $132.43. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.45, a current ratio of 4.09 and a quick ratio of 2.97.

Advanced Energy Industries (NASDAQ:AEIS - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, August 5th. The electronics maker reported $1.50 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.28 by $0.22. The business had revenue of $441.50 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $421.32 million. Advanced Energy Industries had a net margin of 5.13% and a return on equity of 12.38%. The company's revenue was up 21.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $0.85 EPS. Advanced Energy Industries has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 1.200-1.700 EPS. Equities analysts predict that Advanced Energy Industries will post 3.66 earnings per share for the current year.

Advanced Energy Industries Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 5th. Investors of record on Monday, August 25th were issued a $0.10 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, August 25th. This represents a $0.40 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.2%. Advanced Energy Industries's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 18.10%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, EVP John Donaghey sold 1,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, August 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $160.73, for a total value of $160,730.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 10,029 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,611,961.17. This trade represents a 9.07% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Insiders own 1.20% of the company's stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC raised its holdings in Advanced Energy Industries by 9.4% in the first quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC now owns 2,169 shares of the electronics maker's stock valued at $207,000 after buying an additional 187 shares during the period. GAMMA Investing LLC raised its holdings in Advanced Energy Industries by 65.1% in the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 2,032 shares of the electronics maker's stock valued at $194,000 after buying an additional 801 shares during the period. Teacher Retirement System of Texas purchased a new stake in shares of Advanced Energy Industries during the first quarter valued at approximately $914,000. Vontobel Holding Ltd. raised its stake in shares of Advanced Energy Industries by 13.9% during the first quarter. Vontobel Holding Ltd. now owns 6,372 shares of the electronics maker's stock valued at $607,000 after purchasing an additional 780 shares during the period. Finally, QRG Capital Management Inc. raised its stake in shares of Advanced Energy Industries by 6.7% during the first quarter. QRG Capital Management Inc. now owns 5,622 shares of the electronics maker's stock valued at $536,000 after purchasing an additional 355 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 99.67% of the company's stock.

Advanced Energy Industries Company Profile

Advanced Energy Industries, Inc provides precision power conversion, measurement, and control solutions in the United States and internationally. The company's plasma power products offer solutions to enable innovation for semiconductor and thin film plasma processes, such as dry etch and deposition.

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